The Governor, while receiving CIDA Team to Cross River led by Mr. Tommie-Eugene Roberts during a courtesy visit, at the weekend, said the Agency’s intervention in the programme has contributed enormously in reducing woman maternal-child mortality rate, which according to him, is the highest in the country, stressing that the effort was no mean feat in assisting the state to achieve MDG’s target.
Imoke noted that the Agency’s effort at College of Health Technology, Calabar, in terms of renovation of some structures and the provision of equipment, has helped in tackling some of the challenges being faced by the state in its primary health care delivery programme.
While soliciting CIDA’s assistance to recruit medical personnel to work in rural areas as a way of complementing government in tackling some of the health care challenges encountered in such communities, the Governor disclosed that there will soon be 196 fully furnished comprehensive health centres across the state. But he noted that one of the challenges faced in that direction is having enough qualified medical personnel to work in the rural areas to ensure the success of the programme. He said, however, that attempts were being made to revive the Schools of Nursing because, currently, none is accredited.
He said over 100,000 people have registered with the State’s free health care delivery programme for pregnant women and children under five years, as its way of curbing maternal and infant mortality rate, which is expensive for the state and as such, would want to partner donor agencies to ensure its success.
The team leader of CIDA mission to Cross River, Mr. Tommie-Eugene Roberts, who described the state as one of the leaders in health care delivery programme, explained that they were in the State to inspect the agency’s projects at College of Health Technology, Calabar as well as develop new programmes to tackle maternal-child mortality and ensure gender equality.
Roberts explained that this is predicated on the Agency’s new development programmes as the Canadian Government had announced at last G-8 meeting that it has provided new funds to combat maternal and new born mortality rate in 16 states of the country, stating that its attention is focused on infrastructure information system and management development and that it is working with relevant technological personnel in Cross River to ensure its success.
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